THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUXE 30 , 1871. OMAILA , THURSDAY MOHXIXO , DECEMBER JO , 18 ! ) 5-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY PL.VI3 CENTS.
ays S.
Great Christmas Bargains.
The Finest
The acme of daintiness and elegance In
linens Is here. Our large special Importa
tion Includes the rarest styles and the very
best qualities.
Exquisite Table Sets , knotted fringes ,
hemstitched at $35.00 , $50.00 , $60.00 and
$75.00.
Beautiful patterns In the finest linens ,
plain hemstitched nt $100.00 , $125.00 and
$150.00 per eel.
Fine pure linen sets at all prices.
' Klnen lovers should see this grand show-
Ing.
Ing.TAIJLE LINENS A gathering of special
designs In fine Double Damask Linens that
has not been equalled In America.
Exact pattern and quality linen as used
In the cGrmnn emperor's court at $7.50
per yard. The Prince of Wales special style
at $9.75 per yard. Queen VIctorli's favorite
pattern at $8.7C. The Pride of the Czar at
$9.50 per yard.
Our American linen conolsscurs are very
fastidious Indeed. Wo are showing the
exquisite patterns selected by Mrs. Cleveland
nt $10,00 per yard ; Mrs. Rockefeller's fancy
nt $10.00 per yard.
We have some splendid qualities and pat
terns In fine table linens at $2.00 , $2.25 , $2.50
$3.00 , $ Ii.OO and $5.60 per yard.
Flno pattern cloths , all sizes , at V4 price.
Everything In line linens.
BAUMER'S ENTIRE
JEWELRY STOCK.
At Bankrupt Prices.
Every day more people come and more buy.
The solid' coin silver chatelaine watches sold
by Daumer at $8.00 , and now at $2.25 , find
Instant purchasers. Judging from our sales
of opera glasses the theaters must be get
ting very popular. Perhaps our prices have
something to do with the sales.
Opera glasses at 76c up.
Thee elebratsd Le Malre opera glasses at
one-third Jewelers' prices.
The way goods are going we will soon bo
ready for another stock. Banukrupt prices
ire one-third jewelers' prices.
SCOTT ALLOWS FRANK TO GO
Takes the Case from the Jury and Dis
charges the Defendant.
GETS OUT THROUGH A SMALL HOLE
Could \ot lie l.luble for Kraiitl Com
mitted While 1'crformliiK TaHkM
Kot Authorised by Ordl-
' 11 nil CON mid IlulcH.
The case against Israel Frank , who was
charged with obtaining money from the city
' " "JTy false pretonsss. was taken from the Jury
yesterday by Judge Scott and dismissed.
The court based its action on the point that
was raised Tuesday night ; that It was not the
duty of Frank , aa meat Inspector , to keep
count of the number of dogs drowned at
the pound , and that therefore under the In
formation , which charged him with defraud
ing the city In the pursuance of his duties ,
ho could not bo prosecuted on the charge.
When court convened yesterday Deputy
City Clerk Holbrook was called to the stand
to swear to at recent amendment to the
ordinances of the city which provides as fol
lows :
"The Hoard of Health of the city of Omaha
Is hnrcby authorized to designate and em
ploy two moat Inspectors , with the ap
proval of the mayor and council , who , under
the direction and control of the said Hoard
of Health shall perform thedutlou required
by the ruleu of said board or the ordinances
of the city of Omaha , and who shall be sub
ject to removal at any time by paid Hoard
of Health with the approval of the mayor
ami council. "
The defense objected to the Introduction
of the amendment on the ground that It did
not specifically name counting of dogs as a
part of the duties of the meat Inspector.
Assistant County Attorney Diy explained
that the state did not expect to show by
the amendment that the counting of dogs
wan a part of Frank's duty , but that It
wan to be used as a part of the proof In the
caie. * With this understanding Judge Scott
admitted amendment , saying that U was
immaterial on any other ground.
A section of the charter was then intro
duced which gave the Hoard of Health
power and authority over the pound and
poundkerpcr. This was again objected to by
the defense for the eame reason that an ob
jection had been made to the Introduction
of the amendment , but Judge Scott again
ulloned It to bo admitted as a step It * the
proof.EASY
EASY FOIl THE DEFENDANT.
Dr. Savllle was then called to the stand
and the Hate did not get a step beyond
him. Ho was asked If the pound and pound-
master were governed by any rules and
regulations of the Hoard of Health. Judge
Scott ruled this question out , but allowed the
ittorneyu to ask the witness if the meat
.nspector was governed by any rules or
regulations of the board. The question was
objected to , and than followed a discussion of
over an hour between the court and the
lUte.
The defence made the objection , but It was
not required to give reasons for It or to argue
the point. Judge Scott took upon himself
that duty and during the entire d'icusilon ' ,
\\hlch extended over an hour , the defense
did not put In a word ,
Judg * Scott said that It had been ohonn
that Frank had assumed the duty pf keeping
track of the numter of dogs drowned undr
the direction of Dr. Sivllle. one of the mem
bers of the board. He held that tula gave
f'raak ao authority to do o , because no
To reduce stock we
offer from now until
Xmas the choice of any
suit or winter over
coat In our house for
$15.00. You know
everybody knows that
Hayden Hros. carry
overcoats and suits as fine as any In the
land Carr's kerseys , Brook's patent
beavers and Imported Montagues of the
choicest sort , gcorgeously silk lined , and all
the renowned suiting of Europe and America.
And you can buy any of them now ; formerly
bold up to 28.00 , for 15.00.
Our great December sale of men's suits ,
men's overcoats and men's ulsters at 10.00
that has attracted such ininicntc attention ,
will be continued throughout this week.
Guaranteed for the sole purpose of relieving
our clothing department of its surplus stock ,
and believing that after all the first loss la
the smallest , wo have sold and will continue
to sell this week men's suits , overcoats and
ulstero at 10.00 that were never before
equaled for less than 15.00 by any clothing
store In the world. Fine silk sleeve lined
overcoat , fine all wool 34-oz. freize ulstero ,
beautiful silk mixed and 18-oz. all wool clay
worsted suits In this sale for 10.00.
Special sale of boys' and children's suits ,
overcoats , ulsters and reefer coats and fancy
junior and reefer suits for Xmas presents.
A fine pair of steel skates given away with
children and boys' suits and overcoats all
week.
orders could be- given excspt by the entire
board. Turning to the witness he asked :
"Wero there any rules or regulations
adopted which authorized Frank to' count
these dogs ? "
"No , " answered Dr. Savlll ; .
"These amendments provide that the meat
Inspector shall bo governed by rules of the
hoard , or by the ordinances of the city , " con
tinued the court. "You cannot find any ordi
nance which places upon the meat Inspector
the duty of counting drowned dogs. And
there has been no rule passed by the Hoard
of Health which puts that duty upon him.
There may have been a verbal order given
him , but that Is not sufllcient. It must be a
ruls or order which was written down and
passsd by the board. Frank may have as
sumed the duty of counting the dogs under
the orders of one member of the board , but
tnat IH not enough to show that ho was per
forming his regular duties when he committed
the alleged fraud. "
The county attorney said that the main
allegation made In the information was not
that Frank was In the pursuance of his regu
lar duties ) when ho defraudsd the city , but
that the main allegation waa that ho had ob
tained money under fal j pretenses nnd that
that was the point on which.the trial hinged.
He also said that while the ordinances did
not provide that the counting of dogs was a
part of Frank's duty , It could be shown that
ho assumed tlmt duty under direction , and
that the board ratified this assumption cf
duty by receiving hit ) reports.
"You will have to talk that to some other
court , " responded Judg * Scott with his usual
dignity. "It won't go down with this court
at all. You allege that It was n part of his
duty. There are no rulcu giving him that
duty. What ore you going to do about It ? "
COURT'S VIEWS OF THE CASE.
The witness was then asked under whore
direction Frank was Instructed to report the
number of dogs drown-d , The court ruled
out thl ? question. Then the state made a
formal offer of what It expected toshow , by
the witness. This showing was that Frank
had been directed by Dr. Saville to report
the number of dog ? dronnsd each month us
a part of his duties as meat Inspector ; that
Frank accepted such duty at the request of
Dr. Savillo and made regular reports to the
Hoard of Health and the city council ; that
these rc-porta wf-re expected by those bodlct'
and acted upon and that by such action these
bodies showed that they ratified and accepted
aa a part of the duties of the meat Inspects :
the counting of dogs.
"That won't help you any. " sold Judg ,
Scott. "I will concede that Dr. Saville In
structed Frank to make the3e reports. Hut
that carries no weight. The board must give
tliopo orders. Even the board Itself could not
do that without the approval of tliu council.
Dr. Savllb had no authority to employ Frank
and he had no authority to glvo him order * .
If ho ha'J no right , then It was not Frank's
duty to make the reports and he could not b :
prosecuted civilly or criminally for making
false reports under this Information. It
would be simply a trial of veracity between
Dr. SavllU nnd Frank , for the former sayc
he gave trie order and the latter eaya he did
not. "
Tlio state eald that it had no other proof
to offer and then Judge- Scott at once took
thu cac * . out of the hands of the jury and
dlsmlsa.Mi It , In doing so he made the fol
lowing remarks ;
"It la better that ninety-nine guilty men
s'joiild ge unpunished than that one Innocent
man should suffer. It U the duty cf this
court to stand like a rock between ' the prose
cution und the defendant , 'it Is just a *
wrong to Illegally convict a guilty man at-
an Innocent one , for It would bs trampling
underfoct the Inalienable rights cf an American - '
can citizen. Some guilty men may escape ,
but It gives Innocent men such assurauc
that they can i-leep In lately.
"I don't see any way out cf thli. " he con
tinued. "I suppose you could Introduce other
evidence , but It would do no gooJ , You
could not prove that Frank committed UK
fraud while In pursuance of hi * regular
duties , oven It it was shown that he com-
Wo have every kind of Toy and every I 'o us after Christmas. Prices have been
Game ; every Ingenious arrangement to In I leeply cut so that they mayfalL find'owners
terest and entertain. Toys wll Ib ? useless | ere then. Doll Beds , 25c. "
100 different slylcs Juveniles. 3c
Books 200 styles Juveniles. 5c
1,000 styles Juveniles ' * 15c and 25c
Holiday Books Wood's Natifral' History 35c
Padded Poets v-u $1.25
The Omaha people recognize a good thing Bibles , .7Ec , fl.98 , $2.00 , $3.00
when they see It. Our Book Department Christmas Cards at cost. '
undoubtedly is a good thing , If you want Prayer Hooks for every ( Jeiiomlnatlori.
nice , fresh , new goods at one-third regular IG-mo Handy Classics at cost.
book store prices. 50 different titles of 12-mo. , elegant bindings , ISc.
Juvenile Books at lOc each. All titles in novels , 24c. "
milled the fraud. Therefore , If ha was con
victed by the Jury , I would not pronounce sn-
tence upon him. "
Judge Scott then discharged the Jury and
filled out a verdict finding Frank Innocent of
the .
charge. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
III3 IS HI31XSTATKI1 IN IIASTK.
Frank AKnln Meat IiiN | eetor "Without
tilt ! IiOKH Of I'll ) ' .
The name of Israel Frank once more or
naments the city pay roll. This Is the re
sult of the action of the Board of Health
yesterday afternoon , by which Frank was
reinstated In his position as meat inspector ,
and his salary was ordered paid for the
period during which ho had been sus
pended.
Thomas was the only member absent , nnd ,
although the board waited nearly an
hour for -him , he refrained from putting In
an appearance. Then , after the regular re
ports had been placed on file. Dr. Saville
read a communication from Frank , which
related the fact that on October 2 he had
been suspended "pending the Investigation
of charges" against him , and that he had
now been declared not gultly by n Jury
In the district court. Attached was a copy
of the entry docket.
Duncan moved that Frank be now rein
stated and his salary allowed In full. There
was no disposition to discuss the subject ,
and all supported the motion except Mayor
Hemls , who declared that he would never
vole for a mellon to reinstate a man who
lie had been convinced was guilty and who
had only escaped by the most trifling tech
nicality. Dr. Saville announced tha vote and
the mayor announced that the motion was
"very unfortunately" carried.
AII. OX ACCOUNT OF TIIK CHILD.
Context In Court for ( lie CiiNtoily of
tlie Mctirniie DiuiKliter.
Judge Dulllo Is listening to a review
of the troubles which have arisen between
Thomas G. McGrano and Jennie U. Mc-
Grane-Thompson , his divorced wife , over
their IC-ycur-clil child , Mamie : According
lo the decree which was granted lo the
wife , she was given the custody of the child
znA McGrane was ordered to pay $25 a month
toward her education. It Is alleged , how
ever , by the woman that McQrans has never
paid this money and that there la now duo
her $1,1100 from June , 1S 3 , the date of the
dlvorc : . She aUo deslrca that McGran ?
send the child to school until she reaches
lur majority or psy $50 a month toward
her education.
McGrane Is flghllng iho claim on the
ground tlmt the wife would not albw tha girl
to be sent to the school which he selected.
He says that he placed her In the Academy
of the Sacred Heart , but thai tlie wlfu look
her away ami would not eend her back to
any other tcliocl ho selected. Ho * ays that
the woman has not properly cared for ihe
child , Is trying to alienate her from him and
la on the eve of changing her name for thai
of her etepfalher. Mrs , Thompson denies
these allciatlrn8 In toto.
They Will .Vot Hit There.
Last Sunday William Perkins , Ilarney Mc-
Cormlck and George- Carroll , who reside at
320S North Sixteenth otrecl , secured two bull
pups and had a dog fight In the front parlor
of the houee. Anoth-r mill between canines
wat announces ! to be pulled off next Sunday
at the same place , but unfptunatly ; the
principals will ncl b * present. . Judge Derka
gave them $8 and costs each , which they will
work out on the sir-eels.
'I'll i-ii Siifi'H Will Suffer.
Edward Harl , alias "Boston Mackay , " was
arrested TucoJay night and taken to the police
station , charged with being a suspicious
character. When taken to his cell Harl
said that as teen as he got out he would
show the police a trick or two , If he had to
blow every strong box ID the town ,
FOR THE MURDER OF SELIAN
All Three of the Accused Parties Put on
Trial ,
'
TOOK ALL DAY TO SECURE A JURY
Ilevleiv of tlie Pierce Street
Crime 11 Itli FnetH on AVIiluli Ar-
rrxlHVvre IliiHi-iI Iiuiior-
tiint
John Drubnlc , Anton Buiovic and Mike
Mikan , charged with the murder of
John Seljan , were placed on trial In
the criminal court yesterday Immediately
after the conclusion of thet Frank casa
When the court adjourned- night at
C o'clock the jury was empaneled and the
opening statements had been delivered to It.
There was no great dlIlcultyrln ( obtaining the
Jury , as the majority of the Jurymen called ,
if they had at one time ; hod an opinion re
garding the crlms , appeared to have forgotten
It during the length of time that has elapsed
Blnce. The Jury Is composed' the follow
ing : Thomas U. Pearson , H. V. Epley , G. F.
EJpasser , Fred L. DiiRbee'- , Henry Klass ,
James Hamblln , John M. Hose , Carl J. Woo-
terdahl , Richard A. Wagnerjj'James Gorman ,
II. D. Angel , Andrew Juckley.
The cross-examination of the talesmen was
net particularly close , and there was no at
tempt made to tangle them up on any opinion
they may have or may not , have formed.
Only twenty-six men were called , but eight
of these were talesmen selected by the eherlff
from the audience , as the regular panel gave
cut. The definsu iutd : only tin of its sixteen
peremptory challenges , and the state "only two
of Itu six. j > -
Something of thetheory' the defense will
pursue In the trial was Indicated by one of
the questions which was ask/d the jurymen.
This was whether they had 1 fully made up
their mindu If Seljan was murdered or had
cmmltted suicide. The dfnse attempted
to excuse for causa all thoi : < who answered
In the hQlrmatlve , but Judge Scott refused
to allow thlii. An argument jovcr this point
occupied some tlmo. f I
Two ether questions wire also Invarlsbly
asked by the defen , TPhese were whether
the jurymen had uvcr been In the employ of
any pollc" department and whether they c-ver
had relatlv.s who mysteriously or unac
countably disappeared. They1 questionswero
almost universally cnsweted jn the negative.
When the Jury had beenr sworn the at
torneys ct t'lthsr sldo delivered their opening
. ' .atements to the jury. At the conclusion
Judga Scott adjourned court until tills morn-
Inn at ft. o'clcck.
WHY THEY AHI3 TIUED.
The crime with wh'ch the thre men are
charged was committed on the" night of July
3 , and was most mysterious. >
On the morning of July 4.a bloody coat
nnd vert were found on the river bank near
the foot of Harnt-y ttreet. In one nt the
pockets was found a letter addressed to
John Seljan , 1318 Piercestreet. . The bloody
garments were turircl over to the police , and
a number of officers were sent to the address
Indicated on the.envelope. .
When the place wai < reached , a Ilttlo one-
story cottage , a number of men and women
were found looking through a window. Into
a final ) room In the front part of the house.
Amrnz them were Mr. and Mm. Mike Mikan ,
Drubnlc and Hukovlc. None of them could
spsak English , but through an Interpreter
they said that they bad just noticed the
absenc ; of Seljan , and the- condition of the
room , Seljan was a boardir , ai also were
Dukovlc and Drubnlc , the iilkans being the
boarding houee kceptrs.
When Beljan's room was entered It
waa found to be In great disorder and be
spattered with blood , Tbe bed clothes were
Silks
SPECIAL- SALE BLACK SILK DRESS
PATTERNS. AN ELEAGNT CHRIST
MAS PRESENT FOR ANY LADY.
12-yard pattern elegant black Gros
Grain Silks for $5.98
12-yard pattern extra heavy all silk
PaHle for P.38
15-yard pattern flno quality black Qros
Grain for 8.US
16-yard pattern extra heavy black
Falllo Silk for 8.98
12-yard pattern black Armure Piau de
Solo or Qros Grain 8.08
15-yard pattern black 1'cau de Sole ,
Armuro or Faille Silk for 10.00
Finer qualities from $10.00 to $45.00 per
pattern.
Fancy Waist Silks at D9c , CDc , 75c , 98c
and $1.25 per yard.
Dress Goods
What SI.OO buys at our special
Dress Goods Sale.
8 yards of'35-Inch ' English Body Cashmere ,
the IDc a yar * quality , In ALL colors and
black.
8 yards of Imported Challls , suitable for
wrappers.
8 yards of Camelloh Suiting , vorth 25o a
yard.
yard.What
What $2.00 Will Buy
" 8 yards of all wool Ladles' Cloth , In all
colors.
8 yardg of all wool Novelty Suiting.
8 yards of an imported all wool Serge ,
worth double.
,8 yards of 40-Inch all" wool Henrietta , the
regular 60c quality.
What $2.73 buys at
our Special Thursday
7 yards of French Serge , full 46 Inches
wide and' ' worth 5flc yard.
7 yards of all wool Scotch Chack Suiting ,
worth fi9c yard.
7 yards of 40-Inch silk finish Novelty SuitIng -
Ing , In combination of red and green , red
and black , green and brown , blue and tan.
soaked , marks were found on the door nnd
window , and a great pool of blood was on
the floor , near the sldo of the bsd. There
was nothing- else found In the room except
an account book and a knlf- which belonged
to Bukovlc. The. three men and the woman
were at once arrested and all but the woman
have been In confinement since. From the
first they protested their Innocence , and al
though they were all subjected to an exami
nation through an Interpreter , they made no
statement ! ) that could be looked upon as In
criminating.
THEORY OF THE CRIME.
There wer * two theories advanced. One
was that Scljan had been murdered In the
houss by the Inmates. He had received
money a few days before and In his trunk
was found a considerable sum. It was
thought that the murder was committed on
the afternoon of July 3 , In the neighborhood
of 3 o'clock. At that time Drubnlc nnd
Bukovlc were Inside the house , not having
gone to work at the smelter , where they
were employed , Mrs. Mlkan was nt a store
and Mlkan was seen walking In front of the
house with his child , as If on watch. The
nnd Ing of Dukovic's knife In the room with
blood on the haft and the presence of some
of his papers In Seljan's trunk , connected
him especially with the crime.
A circumstance that was said to have con
nected the men with the commission of the
murder was found In the contradiction of
statements that were made by them. They
Bald that they discovered Seljan's absence
only a short time before the police arrived
and had not been in the room , the door of
which was locked. There Is a witness In
the case , however , who will swear that ho
raw Bukovlc In the room and that he was
rummaging through Seljan's trunk. The
fact that the boarders did not go to work
on the di y of the murder IB also said to be
strong evidence against them.
There Is no direct proof , however , con
necting anybody with the crime. The nearest
to If. Is the evidence of an engineer who was
on his engine on the Thirteenth street via
duct at ? o'clock on the morning after the
murder was committed. Ho said that ho
saw a man pushing a vender's car on Thir
teenth street and that two m n walked be
fore It , as If acting as a lookout to tee If
the way was clear. They acted with cau
tion and as If In a hurry. There was a
bundle on the cart that looked like a human
body wrapped In something. The men
went north on Thirteenth street and turned
toward the river on Jcnes street. It Is
thought that these were the murderers re
moving the body to the river. They left
the coat and vest on the land In the belief
that It would bs thought that Seljan com
mitted suicide , The engineer could not
tell who ths men with the push cart were ,
IDEA OF SUICIDE SCOUTED.
This conclusion Is supported by the evi
dence of an employe of the Union Pnclllc
ohopa , who was on his way home on' Pierce
street shortly bsfore : : o'clock. As he
pat'ied the Mlkan house ho heard a rustling
noise. It Is tlfeucht that It was nt this time
that the body was taken out of the room
throupb a window , A big spot of blood waa
discovered on the next house , dlrtctly oppo-
ote ! the window , and several blood marks
were en the sill.
The suicide theory was never given much
cr.'denco and was entirely dispelled when
Seljan's bcdy uni taken out of the river near
South Omaha a week later. It was found
that hiii throat had been cut. Physicians
stated that it would have been utterly Im-
pt'ilble for the mm to cut his threat In this
fashion and then walk to the river and throw
hliimlf in.
There will be some difficulty found In
prosecuting the cate , Inasmuch us the evl-
denc ? was worked up by the police force un
der the regime of the old police commission ,
Many of the men who were then on the
force have been discharged and have left the
city. Among them la ex-Chief of Police
White- , who deviled his entire attention for
several days to the can ? ,
Pile * of people have piles , but DeWltt'i
Witch Hazel Salve will cure them.
What 50c a yd , buys at
our Thursday Special
4S-lnch Mohair Serge , In navy , foal , car
dinal , nine , black , gray , goods actually
worth $1.00 a yard.
40-Inch silk and wool Novelties , all our
V5c. S5c and 98c goods.
50-Inch Storm Serge ( navy only ) , goods
worth S9c a yard.
46-Inch Imported silk finish Henrietta , ex
tra fine quality , all colors nnd black , worth
$1.00.
SILK WAISTS FOR CHRISTMAS PRES
ENTS.
EVENING 'SHADES ' In all
colors , such as
are sold at from $4 to $5.00 ; this week $1.05
MEDIUM , F.ANCIES In all colors , stripes
dlvltle(1 lnto three lots , $2.95 ,
' SATIN AND
,
Here is an opportunity to get nn eleeant
Mlk waist at the prlco of the bare silk , and
the style and making Is perfect.
COOKED BY ESCAPING STEAM
five Men Pound Lead in the Engine Room
and Several More Injured.
CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE STEAM PIPE
Terrible Avelilciit oil Hoard tinAmer -
leaii StenniHlilp St. I'niil While
fluletly lit
Her Dock.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18. Five- men were
killed and six Injured this morning by the
explosion of a steam plna on the American
line steamship St. Paul , while the vessel lay
at her dock at the foot of Fulton streat in
Norlh river. The dead are :
JAMES FAWNS , assistant engineer , of
England.
MANNING , fourth assistant cn-
clneer.
UOIJEIIT CAMPBELL , machinist , New
York.
GEOHGI3 WILLIAMS , machinist , New
York.
DANIEL M'CULLION , machinist helper ,
Brooklyn.
The Injured are :
F. V. Espers , third assistant engineer ,
Iloxbury , Mass.
ftndrew Heard , storekeeper , Scotland ,
Dunham , machinist , England.
A. Fogcl , cleaner , Scotland.
Edward" Wlschert , engineer.
All these were seriously scalded and taken
lo the Hudson street hospital.
At Die lime of ihe accident , shortly after
7 o'clock Ihla morning , Ihero were Ihlrty
men of thu crew In the flro room and fen
In the engine room ,
The main eteum pipe , which Is three feet
In diameter , runs from the engine lo Ihe
flro room. It was this pipe which exploded.
The main stop valve was blown out.
The accident Is believed to have bou duo
to a Haw In the pipe.
Preparations wer ? being made for the soil
ing cf the vessel at 11 o'clock , but fortunately
none of the passengers were aboard. The
oxplonlon wai. of terrific force and shook the
big ve-ijel from stern to stern. Following th ?
report was th ; sound of escaping uteam , It
poured up to th deck from Ihe engine room
In clcuds and completely enveloped the vi
cinity. Far above th ? noltc of the- escaping
steam could bo heard Ihe cries of Iho men
who had been at work In the engine room , In
jured by the explosion.
The rature of Ihe explosion wno such lhal
It rendered access lo the locality extremely
illfllcnlt , As quickly as possible Ihe sleam
wau turji > d off. Almost simultaneously four
half-dead men scrambled up the Iron Elalr-
way leading from Die engine room and fell
prostrate upon Ihe port side of the vcstel.
Thy were ImrrleJ Into Ihe cabln'and restora-
UVES administered to them. Two other men
terribly scalded were found In an almost un-
cincclous condition lying near Ihe bottom of
Iho stairway , and were lifted up to the deck.
As teen as the steam had cleared away
sufficiently to render feeing the tmrrotmclnis ] ;
possible , flvo men were found lying near In
varloui parts of Iho compartment dead , They
had all been scalded to death , and their faces
and tliou ? parts of tlio bodies which were not
covered by Ihelr clothing looked as If they
lip.il been parboiled , The bodies were cov
ered ov r where they were found lying , with
pieces of tarpaulin , and word was cent to the
coroner's olllce ,
The greatcut excitement prevailed aboard
of Ihe vessel for a lime * and II waa thought
that the bolltr bad blown up. Tlie force of
FURS
Sale for Thursday morning. Our stock of
the best sliver tipped wool seal manufac
tured , such .as are selling In Omaha at
186.00-to'be ; closed out nt $20.00.
And the balance of our genuine Persian
lamb capes , with elegant brocade silk lining ,
such as arc being bold In Omaha nt $85.00
to bo closed out at $25.00.
These two Items will be an Index of what
wo are doing In furs. They must be sold
during the holidays.
JACKETS , CAPES , CLOAKS , SUITS ,
SKIRTS , GOWNS , all are being sold at our
usual holiday prices.
the explosion was so great that It blow out a
portion of the bulkhead and shattered every
particle of glass within a radius of fifty feet.
On investigation it was found that the
main steam pipe at th ? bend near the bulk
head had burst. The pipe Is sixteen Inches
In diameter and extends froni one end of
the ship to the other. It was raid by
Superintending Engineer Clark that ho did
not know exactly what the amount of pres
sure at the time was , but ho was sura
that it was not nearly siifllcient to causa
the plpo to burst. Ho said that ho was not
able nt this time to tell Just what caused
the explosion , whether thcro was not suf
ficient room to allow of expansion or whether
thcro was a flaw In the casting. Mr. Clark
said that he was sure that the- vessel could
not .eall within a week , for It would re
quire at least that lime to malco the nec
essary repairs. The steamer has made thret
round trips.
The probable result of the Injuries received
by Wlschert , Espers , Fogcl nnd Heard can
not be foretold by the surgeons. It Is likely ,
however , that someof the men will not
survive. "Second Vlco President James Whltt
said : "I have as yet no details of the accl-
dent. I do not know the exact nature or
extent of the Injuries , but I do know thai
the St. Paul will not be > able to sail for a
day or two , or perhaps for a week. I think
the repairs can be made at her dock and that
she need not go to Cramp's yard or any
other yard. No repairs have been made to
her since she was launched and the only
work done on her slnco she left the stocks
was the scraping of her bottom and tome
pnlntlng. Wo hive no other ship In port
to which to transfer the passcngeru In case
the repairs take several days , nnd our next
ship , the Paris , will not sail bfor : Christinas
day. Some of the passengers may wait
for the Paris , some may decide to wait for
the St. Paul and others may possibly bo
aeked to be1 transferred to earn ? other line.
\Vo ohall not charier a ship to take the
place of the St. Paul. I am not ) awnro that
the oxplo.'lon has frightened any of the
persons booked as passengers , or that any
of them have countermanded their reser
vations. Up to 10 o'clock no Intending pas
senger had signified lilt Intention of backing
out on account of the accident or on account
of the do-lay. "
The- first faw steamship to sail from Now
York to Liverpool Is the Campania of the
dinaril line and to her the United States
malls now on the St. Paul will bo trans- ,
( erred ,
I < "our Workmen Kndilly Injured.
SIIAMOKIN , Pa. , Dec. 18. Four workmen
wore fatally Injured and nine olhern badly
hurt at Mid-Valley colliery this morning by
the wrecking of n runaway work train. A
dozen other workmen saved themselves by
Jumping Into the brush whllo the train
dat > hed down a steep grado. The names of
those fatally Injured ore as follows :
JAMES HOLLISTHU , engineer , of Marys-
vlllo.
JOHN LEIDICJ of Mount Carrncl.
EDWARD ALEBACH , a miner of Mount
Carmel ,
GEORGE 8MITHEN , a laborer.
A | > | iliiiiileil on ( InI'lu'lllu Count.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 18. The Examiner-
has the following comment on the president's
mileage : "President Cleveland has taken
precisely the stand In liU Venezuelan men-
sago which Americans who are not jingoes ,
but who are only alive to the honor , interests
and the traditions of pople , hoped ho would
take. Ho does not bluster nor threaten ,
but ho laya dcwn unmistakably the estab
lished policy of the United States and calls
upon congress to assist In Its enforcement.
We do not think It will lead to war , for'
when the English people discover the poil-
tlun Into which the tky rocket politician * In
cargo of their foreign relations have been ,
allowed to lead thorn , they will demand a
chang ? of policy. The rcfunil to arbitrate a
Koutli American moumlary line Is not worth ,
fighting for to England ; the Mouroo doctrine-
Is to us.
